Fairy playdough recipe smells amazing and uses only 3 ingredients. Great for sensory and fine motor development and imaginative play.

Last week we started our unit on folktales. This is a super fun unit! I started by introducing the different types of folktales. I used...

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Our next genre is Traditional Literature. We just finished studying theme in various stories and literature circle groups now are moving into folktales. I found a few different resources for studying the different types of traditional literature but I wanted some way for my students to keep them all organized. I created this Interactive Tab Book to keep straight the different types of folktales when we were discussing them. It gives definitions, characteristics, and examples along with…

The best world folktales for kids. Includes stories, myths, legends and fables from diverse cultures and traditions.

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Classroom Pinspirations on Instagram: “Teaching fairytales, fables, and folktales soon? Save this gorgeous anchor chart from Kristen @schoolandthecity! #classroompinspirations…”

Are you ready to introduce your students to tall tales? Here are five fun ideas for teaching tall tales in your library or classroom.

35 Favorite Folk Tale Activities...FUN, hands-on activities for young kids!

Use these ideas and activities to teach preschool, kindergarten, & first grade kids to create fairy tale story maps with The Gingerbread Man, Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks and The Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, and Jack and the Beanstalk. Graphic organizers, templates, anchor charts, & posters support teaching retelling, fiction story elements, talk4writing & text structures such as beginning, middle, and end. Printable worksheets help you integrate social studies & map skills.